A multi million dollar project began Monday along Route 1 in Falmouth. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley tells us about some of the changes that are on the way and how it will impact your commute.

A multi million dollar project began Monday along Route 1 in Falmouth. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley tells us about some of the changes that are on the way and how it will impact your commute.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 6:29 PM EDT May 12, 2014

Hide TranscriptShow Transcript

WEBVTT STEVE.A MAJORCONSTRUCTIONPROJECT ALONGROUTE ONE STARTEDTODAY AND WILLLAST THROUGHHALLOWEEN.WMTW NEWS 8'SJIM KEITHLEY HASTHIS TRAFFIC ALERT.THERE'S ALREADY ANEW BRIDGE BEINGBUILT CONNECTINGPORTLAND ANDFALMOUTH ALONGROUTE ONE - TRAFFICTIE-UPS ARE ACOMMONOCCURANCE. UP THEROAD - EXPECT MOREDELAYS, ANOTHERCONSTRUCTIONPROJECT BEGANTODAY - A 12.5MILLION DOLLARROUTE ONE FACE-LIFTON A ONE-MILESTRETCH FROMROUTE 88 TO THEMAINE TURNPIKE.THIS SIGNREASSURING DRIVERS"STORES ARE OPENFOR BUSINESS." BUTCHRIS ROUTHWEILER,MANAGER OF THE"CORK AND BARREL"STORE, KNOWS THEDRILL - SHE'S SEENPLENTY OF OFCONTRUCTIONPROJECTS IN THE 22YEARS SHE'S BEENHERE."Traffic alwaysaffects the businessand if there's any holdup on the traffic no onewill stop, no one willget out of line in thetraffic, they've waitedto proceed through andthis happens when 295has an accident, Route1 is blocked, no onewill stop. We've hadwine-tastings andpeople haven't evencome in just to have alittle break."THE TOWN OFFALMOUTH SAYS IT ISDOING WHAT IT CANTO LESSEN THEAGGRAVATION-PROMISING TO KEEPTWO-WAY TRAFFICGOING "MOST OF THETIME."CONSTRUCTIONCREWS WILL WORK ATNIGHT AS THEYREDESIGNENTRANCES TOBUSINESSES, PUT INNEW PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLYSIDEWALKS, BIKELANES, STREETSCAPES - BUT IN THEMEANTIME - DRIVERSARE A LITTLE MOREAGITATED."We actually,purposely came downthis way just to stop atthis gas station andthen immediately kindof regretted thedecision because wewere held up by thebridge and the trafficand the fact that wenow have to go backthrough that on theway is the entireconversation we werehaving on the wayover."ON THURSDAYMORNING FROM 8:30TO 9:30 THE TOWN ISENCOURAGINGBUSINESS OWNERS TOATTEND ANINFORMATIONALMEETING TO ADDRESS

Major road construction starts in Falmouth

A multi million dollar project began Monday along Route 1 in Falmouth. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley tells us about some of the changes that are on the way and how it will impact your commute.